Durham Nightline is funded by Durham Students Union, the GM Morrison Charitable Trust, your donations and our own fundraising initiatives
We are also supported by a wide variety of stakeholders across the university and college communities.
Governance
We operate as a special-status student group within the Durham Students’ Union and are supported by a dedicated steering group within the SU structure.
Our executive committee, elected by our volunteers, oversees our policies, procedures and activities. The committee is led by five ‘public-facing’ volunteers: the Co-ordinators, Publicity Officer and Training Officer.
NLA
We are an accredited member of the Nightline Association, a national charity supporting Nightlines at universities throughout the UK.
Find out more about the Nightline Association on their website, or view our accreditation certificate.
Fundraising
While our core funding is secure and our service is sustainable, we are keen to raise funds to continue to improve and expand our contribution to student wellbeing in Durham.
We organise frequent fundraising events throughout the year and at our publicity campaigns.
Volunteering
Our volunteers are all current Durham University students who become listeners with us after a rigorous training and selection process.
For more information about volunteering, see the ‘Volunteer’ page.
Recognition
Durham Nightline is over 45 years old, having been established in 1973. Since then, the organisation has been repeatedly recognised for its contribution to the wellbeing of Durham students.
Most recently, in 2022, Nightline was given Durham Students Union’s Student Wellbeing Group of the Year Award!
Durham Nightline maintains a number of internal- and externally published policies and procedures. Please see the attached documents for further information